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NORTON, Ohio- Council members have voted unanimously to outfit police in Norton with cameras to enforce speed limits on a stretch of Interstate 76 where police say speed has contributed to a dramatic increase in crashes.

Interstate 76 through Barberton and Norton is in the midst of an expansion project that will take about two more years to complete.

During the construction, lanes on the interstate have been narrowed with concrete barriers on both sides.

"As far as we are concerned it is a safety issue; if we were looking at to use as a revenue generator we could put the cameras anywhere throughout the city and set it at the speed limit," said Zita.

Zita says the cameras will give drivers a 10 mile-per-hour buffer over the speed limit before a ticket will be issued.

The city will delay their use for a week or two so that they can put up signs along the highway, alerting drivers to the fact that photo enforcement is being used.

"I think it's good. I totally supported it. I was very adamant in fighting when they wanted to have the last cameras introduced into Norton; this is different," said Council Member At-Large Charlotte Whipkey.

"It's not to collect funds; it's to save somebody's life, I hope, and I hope it's my daughter's life or my wife's life or somebody that I know life that he saves," said Gainer.